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Madison County to deploy mobile COVID‑19 testing unit to underserved communities
Summary
Chair Kurt Prenzler announced a mobile COVID‑19 testing unit that will travel to underserved and minority communities; the county said partners include SIU School of Medicine, Lewis and Clark Community College and Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation and that testing could begin next week.
Madison County Chairman Kurt Prenzler announced on May 20 that the county will roll out a mobile COVID‑19 testing unit intended to serve underserved, low‑income and minority communities. The mobile unit will offer drive‑up and walk‑up testing, the board was told.
The project grew out of work led by Board Member Ray Wesley, who chairs the Health Department Committee, and involvement from Health Department Director Toni Corona. Prenzler said county leaders have been in contact with the SIU School of Medicine and Lewis and Clark Community College to provide personnel and equipment. "We will be rolling out a mobile COVID‑19 testing unit that can travel to…
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